George twigg



G. TWIGG. GURKSGB/BW.

Patented Jan 21, 1868.

upon a. c'ork being penetrdted, by the corkscrew-end c, the lever-collar piece u is" turned around, and the cork withdrawn by the upward motion thereby' given to the screw a.

And secondly, my"inv`ention consists of lcertain improvements in the manufacture of the bells or barrels to be used with these and other kinds of corkscrew.

Referring to the sectional portion of gi 3,11 is the lip of the bell 'or barrel, which I purpose cutting, shaping, grooving, or recessng upon its inncrside, in such manner,land, for instance, as here shown atv', so as to 'receive a ring or strip of India. rubber, gotta perche, or other flexible or snitablematerial, whiclr will act as a cushion` or cap fo'rviitting upon the neck of the bottle during the process of drawing a cork,I and will also servo to prevent-breakage of the bottle. l l

Fignreld shows inl elevationanother mode in whichI construct the bell or barrel portions in this'instance 'i divide the bell or bnrrelinto two parts, w, orjnt'o more thantwo, if preferred. These parts are hinged at or near their upper ends, c, Vand provided with a. ring,.y, which lits over, and uponthe two Vparte w, so as to have 'a tendency to keepthem always clipped, held, or closed upon. the bottle, und by this means I make my oorkscrews suitable to various sizes of bottles, as showin I prefer to make. this description of barrel, with its .lower part z longer than is usually made, for the'pnrpose of fitting more readily nponthe neck of the bottle, and

I employ a similar cushion' or cap for this barrel, as already specified, and shown atg. 3. This kind of bell or barrel, as shown in gull, maybe formed solid, if preferred, instead of being formed into ltwo or more parts.

The norkscrewl is constructed in the general formof similar corkscrews now in use, and is made of like materials, all the modified forms of the same, above described, being lcomposed of a shank, a, provided with a screw-thread, the lower endof the shanka terminating ina corkscrew, e, said shank a moving up and down loosely through a hole in the upper part of the barrel or bell b. The handle e is either rigidly secured to the shank' a,"or 4is provided with'a thumb-nut, d', Figure 1, fitting loosely on the screw-thread on said shank a, or fastening-devices'in Figures 6 and 8.

'When the handle e is rigidly secured to said shank a, as shown 1n' the drawing, Figure 9, said shank' a is provided .with a thnmb-nut, n, iig. 9, fitting loosely on. the screw-thread of the shank' a in such a way as, when the nut n is turned in 'one direction upon the shoulder on the upper part of the bell or barrel b, the shank a will .beforced upwards, and 'when thehandle e is provided with e. nut in the same, fitting loosely in the screw-thread jot' the'shank said handle c is rigidly secured to said shank a, so as`that the corkscrew c may be forced linto any cork .by veither o f the methods` shove shown and described,` and so that the same may at any time be released.

lWhen the cork is to be drawn by the tnrningof the handle e upon the shoulder on'the top of the bell or barrel t, the shank'e is forced upwards through the top'of the barrel or bell and the cork, upornthe corkscrew c, is.

withdrawn ,from the bottle-allot' said devices being only different methods of securing the handle e to the shank` a, or to prevent saidbandle e'from turning onsaid shankv a while the corkscrew c is being forced into the cork,

and also so that the same may be instantly loosened when the cork'is to be drawn.-

The operation is similar to that of like'corkscrews now in use. Constructed as above described, they constitutenent,convenient, and reliable corkscrews, the advantages ofwhioh are, that. the'handles of the same may be quickly and securely fastened, to the shank, or as quickly loosened from the same, and that they will t the necks of 'any sided bottles, and adhere more firmly thereto.

Having thus described the nature of my said invention, and the manner in which I propose to carryout the sume, I wish it to be understood thatfI do not ,limit myself to the precise details of the various parts, as shown and described, bntthat which I claim, is l 1. The handle c, in combination withthe shank a, swivel f, and nut es shown in fig.l 1, substantially as described for the purpose'specied.

2. .The handle e, in combination with the set-screwz and groove k, as shown in ng. 6, substantially as ldesoribedfor the purpose specified.

- and for the purposes set forth.

3v. 4The handle e', in combination with the .screw a, pin l, and clntch-piecle m, as shown in fig. 8, substnntially s s described for the purpose specified. l 4. The rubber ring or band n', iig. 3, i-n combination with any bell or barrel b, v,l,`subst.antially us shown and described, and fdr the pnrposesset forth. f I

' 5, The split barrel w, g. 14, in combination with the ring or ferrulev, substantially as shown-and described,

The above specification of my invention 4si Agnedby me, thisA 18th -dny of October, in the vyear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. d I

GEORGE TWIGG.

. Witnesses:

ELIHU Bussum, WM. TAnMAN FouLxss. 

